TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mystris,Dominique
TI  - An African Criminal Court: The African Union's Rethinking of International Criminal Justice 
T2  - Queen Mary Studies in International Law
SN  - 9789004444959
AV  - KQC986 
U1  - 345.6/01 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - Brill | Nijhoff, 
KW  - Criminal courts
KW  - Africa
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - International criminal courts
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - In An African Criminal Court Dominique Mystris explores the potential contribution of a regional criminal court to international criminal law and justice across the continent. As set out in the Malabo Protocol, the court's approach to international core crimes builds on from the current international system. Yet, the additional crimes and region-centric approach reflect the continental concerns. To fully realise the court's contribution, the African Union's institutional objectives and approach to justice, peace and security, the author argues for the inclusion of the court within the African Peace and Security Architecture. By adopting such a holistic understanding of the Malabo Protocol court within the AU structure, a more accurate depiction of the potential of an African criminal court emerges
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444959
ER  -